Buying Wii U now, or wait for NX?

[theRepublic]

I would make the jump to the Wii U. There should be some deals this holiday season. I think that would be a good a time as any buy it.

We are probably looking at 13 to 18 months before the NX comes out. That is a long time to wait to play those games you listed. There is also no guarantee that we see backwards compatibility with the Wii U. I would lean toward no, but others will disagree. With the NX, you would also be paying launch prices. The other issue is the launch games. We have no idea how good they will be or how many there will be. For all consoles, this period tends to be a little rough.